Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Murrays Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Murrays Haven and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Murrays Haven

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Murrays Haven:
  • 38.548446, -75.101849
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Murrays Haven

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Since Murrays Haven is near Worcester County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Murrays Haven

Curious and Interesting Names Near Murrays Haven ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Cedar Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cedar Shores is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shores
• Clarksville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Clarksville is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
• Club House Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Club House Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club House Landing
• Foxfire Meadow
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Foxfire Meadow is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire Meadow
• Gulls Nest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gulls Nest is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulls Nest
• Holly Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Holly Forest is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Forest
• Holly Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Holly Ridge is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
• Land of Pleasant Living
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Land of Pleasant Living is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Pleasant Living
• Ocean View
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ocean View is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean View <1>
• Piney Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Piney Point is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
• Rogers Haven
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rogers Haven is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Haven
• Seabreak
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Seabreak is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreak

How Far From Murrays Haven to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Murrays Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Murrays Haven and extending to:

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Murrays Haven to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 106 miles [170.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,407 miles [7,092.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'